Music:
Straight No Chaser plays Mohegan Sun Arena tonight 8pm. Tickets are $51-$201. www.mohegansun.com
Holiday Pops Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra returns to Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road on the UConn campus in Storrs Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $76-$96. www.jorgensen.tickets@uconn.edu or call 860-486-4226.
Opera Connecticut, in collaboration with Land Rover Hartford, is presenting the holiday opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors at Land Rover Hartford, 77 Weston Street, Hartford, CT. This opera, the first one written for television, is only 45 minutes long. Amahl is a young boy who lives on the outskirts of Bethlehem and the Night Visitors are the 3 kings who stop by his house as they follow a star in the sky. This presentation is our gift to Hartford. There are 2 performances on Sunday, December 8th, one at 2:00 pm and the other at 4:00 pm. There is no admission charge, but donations of non-perishable food items will be collected and then given to Foodshare. Please register at Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opera-connecticut-presents-amahl-and-the-night-visitors-tickets-1054918031229?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Don’t miss a concert and the Tree Lighting at Foxwoods Saturday at 7pm at Foxwoods Ice Rink. Get ready for a season like no other at Foxwoods! Sing along to your favorite holiday songs with R&B group and Grammy Award Winners All-4-One and a cappella group The Yale Alley Cats. Then stick around for 9:30pm in Live@Atrium Bar & Lounge for a free performance by R&B and pop group All-4-One at Atrium. www.foxwoods.com
The City Singers of Hartford have a Hearth and Tapestry Holiday concert Saturday 4pm at South Congregational Church, 1301 Forbes St, East Hartford. Tickets are $20 at the door! www.citysingers.org
Events:
Join Lite 100.5’s Mary Scanlon from Mike and Mary in the Morning on Lite 100.5 at Macy’s in Westfarms Saturday afternoon 2-4. It’s a friends and family sale with lots of demos and deals! You can use the secret code “SUGARPLUM” to receive a FREE Lite 100.5 reusable, purple shopping bag, while supplies last! You could also win a $125 Macy’s gift card – no purchase necessary!
The Annual “Monsters Holiday” Begins TODAY with all the life-sized wax figures and sets are decked out for the holidays plus rare vintage toys from the 1960s thru the 1980’s on the base of each set. The Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum is located at 103 East Main St. in Plainville… Call 860-817-6095… Website www.preservehollywood.org
Cromwell Mayor’s Tree Lighting is Saturday 4:30-5:00pm on the Town Green at 5 West Street in Cromwell. 4:30 p.m. – Caroling by Richard Donahue, Cromwell Historical Society, with the Cromwell High School Tri-M Music Honor Society under the direction of Band Director Michael Schmidt. 5:00 p.m. – Tree lit Mayor James Demetriades. 5:15 p.m. – Santa arrives There will also be several food trucks. a petting zoo, and street performers from Matica Arts.
The Blue Back Mitten Run 5K takes place Sunday 10am to noon at Blue Back Square, 65 Memorial Road. Admission is $12 and welcome runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to participate. Participants ear holiday inspired mittens and holiday cookies! You can also donate new winter hats, gloves and mittens to those in need plus cash donations for the Town That Cares Foundation.
“A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland” comes to the Warner Theater in Torrington Sunday at 3pm. Combining jaw-dropping dance moves with high-energy Irish tunes, heartfelt ballads, and favorite carols, this high-octane show features stars from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance as well as other World Champions, plus live musicians, to transport audiences to Christmas in Ireland. Tickets are $45-$75. www.warnertheatre.org
Jerry Seinfeld brings laughs to Foxwoods Premier Theater Saturday 8pm. Tickets $104-$304. www.foxwoods.com
The Nutmeg Ballet Presents The Nutcracker bringing great dance and good cheer to the Bushnell in Hartford Saturday and Sunday with performances both days at 12:30 and 4:30pm. Tickets are $45-$75. www.bushnell.org
Holiday Lights at Lake Compounce runs weekends through December 22nd. It boasts Connecticut's Tallest Christmas Tree! Holiday Lights will feature CT’s Tallest Christmas Tree, more than 500,000 lights, meet and greets with Santa and more. This event will offer 15 days to celebrate the joy of the holiday weekends through December 29th. Families can enjoy a wide variety of delicious, themed treats and take a ride on the North Pole Express, Boocifers Haunted Holiday at Ghost Hunt, Zoomer’s Gas n Go, Kiddie Coaster and more. www.lakecompounce.com
Magic of Lights is back at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford! Open Monday through Thursday 5-9pm and Friday through Sunday 5-10pm. Drive through the beautiful holiday lights! Car passes start at $24. Use "Give Back Code" CTBIGS to donate $2 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut! www.magicoflights.com/locations/easthartford
Winterfest returns to Bushnell Park offers free ice skating, rentals and lessons now through January 5th!
TWAS The Night Before by Cirque du Soleil brings cirque and Christmas to the Toyota Oakdale Theater in Wallingford now through Sunday. Tickets are $x53-$203. www.livenation.com
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas plays Hartford Stage Saturday through December 29th. Tickets $24-$105. www.hartfordstage.org or 860-527-5151
Goodspeed Musicals proudly presents “A Christmas Story: The Musical” now through December 29th. Single tickets start at $30. Tickets are available through the Goodspeed Box Office (860.873.8668), open weekdays at 10:00 a.m. and weekends at 11:00 a.m., or online at www.goodspeed.org
